Polyboroides | |
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African harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Polyboroidinae |
Genus: | Polyboroides A. Smith, 1829 |
Type species | |
Polyboroides typus[1] A. Smith, 1829
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Species | |
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Polyboroides is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This genus has two recognized species found in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. The two species are allopatric and restricted to the Afrotropical realm. They are generally known as harrier-hawks.